Level 1 Fieldwork Debrief

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The following link will take you to a video on YouTube where I talk about my experiences on my last Level 1 fieldwork.  

https://youtu.be/_wo8mjXtjGk

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  1. JuliaJune 17, 2019 at 9:09 AM

    Kelsi,
    I am so glad you had such a great experience! I have a level 2 fieldwork at a hand clinic so I would love to hear more about your experience to better prepare myself. It must have been really helpful to have had a splinting lab before seeing a bunch of splinting on your fieldwork. I feel like when hand therapy is discussed in class, professors often say that it can be easy to lose the occupation based/client centered aspect, so it is so great that your supervisors were able to make that part of their practice strong. Have a great summer break!!

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  2. Houstyn LoosierJune 17, 2019 at 12:07 PM

    Kelsi,
    I'm glad you had such a great experience. It is great that the practitioners you were with used occupation-based interventions and were evidence-based. I am sure you learned so much and got so much out of that experience. I am also looking forward to being at a facility for a longer period of time and getting able to treat clients and use everything we've learned!

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